FIGURE 7.
Tyrosine nitration of eosinophil granule toxins from human umbilical cord stem cells, IL-5/gp91phox-/- mice, and mice lacking nitric-oxide synthases. A, cord blood eosinophils after in vitro culture at days 1, 3, 7, and 14 stained for 3NT (green). Original magnification: ×1000. 3NT-negative cord blood cells became 3NT-positive at day 3. B, rapid tyrosine nitration in vitro is dependent on hydrogen peroxide and nitrite. Dot blot shows autonitration of IL-5/gp91phox-/- mouse granula toxins at 5, 10, 15, and 30 s. C, blood smears from mice lacking iNOS (left), nNOS and eNOS (middle), and iNOS/eNOS/nNOS (right), stained with antibodies specific for MBP (red), 3NT (green), and with DAPI. Original magnification: ×1000.
